Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 118 - Part I.

YOUCAT Question n. 118 - Part I. What happened on Pentecost?

(Youcat answer) Fifty days after his Resurrection, the Lord sent the Holy Spirit down from heaven upon his disciples. The age of the  Church began.        

A deepening through CCC

(CCC 731) On the day of Pentecost when the seven weeks of Easter had come to an end, Christ's Passover is fulfilled in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, manifested, given, and communicated as a divine person: of his fullness, Christ, the Lord, pours out the Spirit in abundance (Cf. Acts 2:33-36).  

Reflecting and meditating 

(Youcat comment) On Pentecost the Holy Spirit transformed fearful apostles into courageous witnesses to Christ. In a very short time, thousands had themselves baptized: it was the birthday of the Church. The miracle of the languages on Pentecost shows that the Church is there for all peoples from the very beginning: She is universal ( the Latin term for the Greek kat’ holon, catholic) and missionary. She speaks to all men, overcomes ethnic and linguistic barriers, and can be understood by all. To this day the Holy Spirit is the “soul” of the Church, the essential principle of her life.

(CCC Comment)

(CCC 733) "God is Love" (1 Jn 4:8,16) and love is his first gift, containing all others. "God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us" (Rom 5:5).    

(This question: What happened on Pentecost? is continued)